Skoraeus Stonebones (/skɔːrˈeɪʌs/ skor-AY-us)
God of Stone Giants and Art
Skoraeus Stonebones was the giant god of craftsmanship and that which was buried, and was the primary patron of the stone giants. The Great Creator, as he was called by the stone giants, had chosen them as his people, the underground as his home, and artistic achievement as his domain. Introverted but intelligent, the King of the Rock was the wisest member of the giant pantheon.
Description
Skoraeus's avatar appeared as a stone giant of great size (in some instances 24 ft (7.3 m) and in others 30 ft (9.1 m) tall) with granite skin and thick, muscled forearms covered in corded veins. Stone giant art depicted him either as a pair of hands, a chisel in one and a hammer in the other, or with the largest statue or relief carving of a stone giant in a tribe's domain. Typically he was depicted as twice as tall as any other stone giant, with some depictions known to go as high as 150 ft (46 m), and he might have additional features such as protruding spikes.Manifestations
Skoraeus was known to communicate through subtle changes in natural beauty, such as the coloration of rocks, the growth or pattern of stalactites, sparkling fountains, and the development of underground mosses and lichen.Personality
Skoraeus was a withdrawn deity, generally a very dour and expressionless loner. Unlike most of his siblings he was generally disinterested in the affairs of giantkind and indeed didn't really care for any race of beings, the sole exception to this rule being his obsession with the stone giants. Though he had his reasons for his seclusion, they were more self-centered and based on introversion than those of Annam All-Father. Skoraeus was often considered the wisest of the giant gods, as well as the most knowledgeable (and he was deeply knowledgeable) regarding magics, wards, banes, hidden treasures, deeply buried wonders, and the secrets of the earth. By listening to the vibrations carried to him in areas touching rock, he could know everything that occurred there. Unfortunately for those who would want such information, Skoraeus kept his knowledge strictly to himself.
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